Plane Talk

the PDH

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, July 20, 2009

ROCKET AVIATION

FRIDAY: Richard Krunholz flew in from Galveston for fuel then headed for Cortez, Colo., in his Cessna 210 Centurion. Bill Nance flew a passenger on a local aerial photo session in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Winston Kenworthy flew in from Brady to drop off a GraceFlight passenger, then flew back to Odessa in his Cessna 206 Stationair. Joe and Edith Mechelay flew in from Pampa for fuel and flew the GraceFlight passenger to Albuquerque, N.M., in their Cessna 205. IFP Air LLC, flew in from Denver for an overnight stay, coming in their Cessna 525 Citation CJ I jet.

SATURDAY: Dale Rowe stopped in for fuel on his way home to Denver in his Cessna 182 Skylane. Blake Hardagree flew in from Lubbock for fuel then headed back to Lubbock in his Beech Bonanza. Jeff Stewart flew in from Snyder for fuel and to visit, then later flew back to Snyder in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Hub City Aviation flew in from Lubbock, flying the instrument approaches here in their Piper Cherokee 140, then flew back to Lubbock. Bobby Bouldin returned from Ruidoso, N.M., in his Beech V-35B Bonanza. Pittman Aviation flew in from Monett, Mo., for fuel then headed for El Paso in their Cirrus SR-22. David Hurt flew to Amarillo and back in his Bellanca Viking. Gary Garrett flew in from Gunnison, Colo., for fuel then flew back out in his Beech Baron. IFP Air LLC, departed back to Denver in their Cessna 525 Citation CJ I jet.

SUNDAY: Texas Department of Public Safety flew in from Lubbock for fuel, then flew back to Lubbock in their Aerospatiale AS-350 jet helicopter. A customer flew locally in his Beech Bonanza. Charles Sims flew in from Fort Collins, Colo., for fuel then headed home to Deer Park in his Piper Cherokee. Hunter Bullock and Roberto Naz-Worthington flew a passenger to Lake Jackson to drop off, then flew back to Plainview in a Beech Bonanza.

MONDAY: Blake Hardagree flew in from Lubbock and picked up Hunter Bullock, then they flew locally shooting the instrument approaches here and in Lubbock, then returned to Plainview for fuel, then Blake flew back to Lubbock in his Beech Bonanza. Monty McFadden flew his Bellanca Viking in from Olton to leave for maintenance. Lance flew in from Olton in his Piper Cherokee and picked up Monty, then flew back to Olton. Donald Shapansky flew in from Granbury for fuel and oxygen, then flew back to Granbury in his Mooney Rocket. Facey Enterprises flew in from Corpus Christi for fuel and snacks, then flew home to Colorado Springs, Colo., in their Mooney. Two customers flew in from Houston for fuel and lunch, then continued to Colorado Springs, Colo., in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Bill Nance flew to Dimmitt and picked up Olan Moore then flew out to take aerial infrared shots of farm land in that area, then flew back into Dimmitt to drop off Olan, then Bill flew back to Plainview in a Cessna 182 Skylane. James Ranch flew in from Carthage for fuel then headed for Albuquerque, N.M., and Lake Havasu, Ariz., in his Experimental RV-7. Jerry James flew in from Lovington, N.M., and picked up Cody Williams for some dual instruction, then refueled and flew to Dallas in his Bellanca Viking.

TUESDAY: Charles Stair flew locally in his Bellanca Viking. Bill Nance flew locally in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Ricky Uptergrove flew in the local area in his Gruman Tiger. A customer flew in from Bridgeport for maintenance in his Aerostar. Jim Howard flew in from Roswell, N.M., in his new Mooney for an overnight stay. Stephen Uslon flew in from Odessa to visit Dr. Mike Graves in his Cessna 172XP, then later flew a passenger to Lubbock to drop off to fly his Aerostar back to Plainview, then Stephen flew home to Odessa. DeJuan Strickland flew in from Pierre, S.D., in his Beech V-35B Bonanza for an overnight stay. Jim Raines flew in from Houston for maintenance and fuel, then flew back to Houston in his Bellanca Viking. Cody Williams flew locally with a student in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk.

WEDNESDAY: Tim and Carley Hardage and Phillip Cunningham flew Stacie and Ashley Hardage to Fort Worth to drop off, then flew a customer to Kansas City, Mo., on business, then later they all flew back to Plainview in the Beech E90 King Air prop jet. DeJuan Strickland departed back to Pierre, S.D., in his Beech V-35B Bonanza. Jim Howard departed for Artesia, N.M., and Alamagordo, N.M., in his new Mooney. Jamie Foy, pilot for Provine Helicopters, flew in from Tucumcari, N.M., for fuel and lunch, then flew to Albany in his Bell 206B Jet Ranger III helicopter.

THURSDAY: Tim Hardage flew Roxie Igo to Ada, Okla., to drop off, then Tim flew back to Plainview in a Beech Baron. A customer departed for Bridgeport in his Aerostar. Tim Hardage, Steve Olson and Jon Richardson flew the Beech E90 King Air prop jet to Georgetown to leave for Garmin 430 GPS installation, then returned to Plainview in a Beech Bonanza. Hub City Aviation flew in from Lubbock for touch-and-goes, then flew back to Lubbock in their Piper Cherokee 140. Hunter Bullock flew Don Dickson on a local aerial photo shoot, then flew back to Plainview to drop off Don, then picked up another passenger for aerial shots, then returned to Plainview in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Cam Benton and son flew in from Lubbock for fuel and to pick up a case of oil, then headed for Abernathy to shoot some touch-and-goes, then back to Lubbock in their Cessna 177 Cardinal. Hunter Bullock and J.J. Brumley test flew a Bellanca Viking for the shop. Thomas Dux of Keystone Aerial Survey flew in from San Diego for an overnight stay in their Piper Navajo. Hunter Bullock and Cody Williams flew locally in the Beech Bonanza.